Improved apparatus for shotting metals



ATo all hom it may concern .venteda new and .impmved Method of ShottiugTHOMAS SHWOFTHILADELPHM, PENNSYLVANIA:

Leners Pawn No.' o zasogzmz .my

l13, 1869; mama April '30,1869

maovun' Aprm'rus ron suoneria@ METALS.

The Schedule refer-red in these Letters Patent and making part of thesauneA Be it-known that 1,2 THOMAS SHAW, ofthe city and county ofPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, have inlowing to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, and to. the letters of reference marked thereon.

My `invention'consists in the forcing of molten metals in a spray, offountain-like character, upward,

inthe manner and forthe purpose as hereafter Adescribed.

The-object of the invention isto shot andoxidize metals, without the useof towersfor elevated positions.

In ordertonable others to use and practise my inventionI I will proceedto describe .its construction and mode of operation.

On reference to the accompanying drawing, which forms part of thisspecification, the sketch represents a longitudinal vertical section,through. the centre of I appliance, `'adapted to creating said spray orfountain,

ot' which a is -a pillar supporting a curved tube or reservoir,'h,}'.ofwhich dis the inlet and fthe outlet.

vc is a tube for conveyingsteam or other `gaseous fluids, and is securedto tube b by soldering with -block c, all furthe purpose as hereafterdescribed.

The object of curved'tubeb is m guide the molten -metal (poured in at d)on a line immediately in front of a powerful blast of steam or airblowing upon it from pipe c, -the effect of which is to blow the moltenland Oxidizirig Metals; and I do' hereby declare the folvmetal in aspray violently-from the mouth fatter which it is allowed to fall inwater in the usual mannel'.

Both the inlet-mourir d andwoutlet-mouth f eau be vmore or less closed,or the mout-h f variously shaped, according to kindof metal operating onany kind of spray desired. The apparatus is put in operation; in thiswise:

A current of air or 4steam is blown into `tube b" from pipe c, whenmolten metal is poured'intube b,

in front of said blast of steam or air, the f orce of which throws itviolently ont of mouth of said tube b in a.

spray, which is 'allowed to'fall in water. The. metals willr he.variously oxidized, in proportion to distance thrown from mouth f.

It will be evident that *the mouth of tV beb can be v variously shapedand closed, and that sai tube orrescrvoir can be constructed of ,variousmaterials, and

modified in shape without any material alteration in- I do not,therefore, wish to confine myself to exact shape of apparatus; but' YlVhat I do claim, and desire to .secure by Letters Patent isk Theblowing of molten metals iu a fountain into the air, whereby they areshotted, in the manner and for the purpose substantially asset forth.

' THOMASV SHAW. [L. 8.]

Witnesses:

' ROBERT HU'rcmNsoN, v

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